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Alden Hatch-"General Ike A Biography Of Dwight D. Eisenhower"-1944-Consolidated Book Publishers-5" X 8"-255 pages-Hardcover Book-With Jacket-With Photos-Signed By Dwight Eisenhower........THIS BOOK--HAS BEEN SIGNED BY DWIGHT EISENHOWER WITH A FOUNTAIN PEN IN BLACK TO A SMARTLY MOUNTED SIGNATURE SLIP ON THE TITLE PAGE OF THE BOOK. THE SIGNATURE SLIP MEASURES APPROXIMATELY 1" X 3".............Dwight D. Eisenhower was the most famous U.S. Army general of World War II and the 34th president of the United States. A career Army man, "Ike" rose to the level of five-star general and oversaw the Allied forces in Europe, including the famous D-Day invasion of France in 1944. After the war he served briefly as president of Columbia University, then was chosen over Robert A. Taft as the Republican candidate for U.S. president in 1952. He won handily in 1952 and again in 1956, defeating Democratic candidate Adlai Stevenson both times. His administration is remembered as peaceful and prosperous, despite the rise of the Cold War with the Soviet Union and China. His wife, Mamie, was known as a good hostess who was happy to stay out of politics. Eisenhower was succeeded by John F. Kennedy, who defeated Eisenhower's vice president, Richard Nixon, in the elections of 1960. Eisenhower survived a half-dozen heart attacks over 15 years before succumbing to a final attack in 1969.................THIS BOOK--HAS BEEN SIGNED BY DWIGHT EISENHOWER WITH A FOUNTAIN PEN IN BLACK TO A SMARTLY MOUNTED SIGNATURE SLIP ON THE TITLE PAGE OF THE BOOK. THE SIGNATURE SLIP MEASURES APPROXIMATELY 1" X 3".............BOTH BOOK AND AUTOGRAPH ARE IN EXCELLENT CONDITION.
